Discussing Colorism be like...
“I didn’t choose to be light skin…”
“People asked me if I’m mixed..”
“Not all light skinned people…”
“You’re just mad at light skin people…”
“My boyfriend is dark skin..”
“Dark SKINS…”
“Y’all playing into a fake letter. This is all fake Willie Lynch stuff.”
“We all Black. We still niggas. Light or dark, it don’t matter.”
Fun fact: I didn’t really make this post. These are REAL responses from people on ONE of my posts about colorism. Think about that.
What the hell is wrong with people?
“I didn’t choose to be light skin …”
So. White people don’t choose to be white but that doesn’t mean they still don’t reap benefits for it. Next.
“People asked me if I’m mixed …”
Yes, that’s an insult, however, please remember that they’re only asking this question so they get affirmation that you’re black mixed with WHITE (because God forbid you’re mixed with anything else). This would mean that, once they get that affirmation, subtle changes in how they treat you compared to darker men and women will arise. You may not notice it but everyone else will.
“Not all light skinned people …”
Pause. I know the next line after this will probably be, “I didn’t choose to be light skin.” If so, refer to number 1. If not, still take your ass back to number 1.
“You’re just mad at light skin people…”
Double pause. Yes, they’re mad. They have a right to be mad. Colorism has made darker men and women to be seen as insignificant, the butt of jokes, incapable or loving, etc. So yeah, they’re mad. Not at light skin people, but the benefits handed to them.
“My boyfriend is dark skin …”
Good, that means he doesn’t need you to cha cha slide your ass into a topic that you’re acting as his oppressor in. This is probably a topic he already knows all too well, so, until he can respond with his piece on colorism on a level that you can understand, shut the fuck up, thank you.
“Dark SKINS…”
I need whoever reblogged with that comment to stop addressing darker skin tone like a disease.
“Y’all playing into a fake letter. This is all fake Willie Lynch stuff.”
I don’t know what kind of world they’re looking at but I’m gonna assume that the horse still has its blinders on.
“We all Black. We still niggas. Light or dark, it don’t matter.”
But it sure did matter to the salve owners when they placed lighter African Americans inside that house and kept darker African Americans in the fields. It sure did matter when it came to the casting of Nina Simone. It sure did matter when almost every rapper decided what kind of women they wanted in their music video.
Fuck outta here with that “we’re all the same” bullshit because I doubt anyone would switch places, so, unless you know or are capable enough to understand the severity of the situation, sit down and listen. Educate yourself.
Ummmm, I love you?!! #GoOffSis
you’re really reading into this shit too fucking much. Colorism is not a thing, it’s not even a real word
@hesh-til-my-death I’m sorry, but colorism had been recognized in the Oxford dictionary sooooo what was that “not even a real word” thing again? Also, come back when you become a dark skinned African American and then we’ll talk. Ta-ta👋🏾
First off, I’ve never heard that word in my life. Second, it had a red line under it when I typed it. Third, fuck off I can repost whatever the fuck I want.
BECAUSE YOU’RE WHITE. I don’t discuss Black issues with White people and you can’t blog whatever the fuck you want when your’re blocked.
Then discuss black issues with me. The only colorism I ever see is dark on light, not the other way around.
